PLATE X
Marriage of Śiva and Pārvatī
The union of the deities is honoured by the presence of the chief divinities. Viṣṇu and Lakṣmī stand on the left; on the right the Trimūrti ("Triad") of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva is seen. Gandharvas and Apsarases float above in the sky, and among the gods Visnu (riding on Garuda), Vāyu (on an antelope), Agni (on a ram), Indra (on an elephant), and Kāma (on a dolphin) are clearly recognizable. From the Dumār Leṇa cave at Elura, in His Highness the Nizam's Dominions. After a photograph in the Library of the India Office, London.
